Morgan v. Chamberlain

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Milder

Affirming.

By a written lease, dated April 2, 1909, Miss Virginia Richeson leased her farm in Union County, to C. I. Mattingly and T. S. Chamberlain, for a period of five cropping years, to end December 31, 1913, at an annual rental of $650.00. The lease contained this clause:

“And for each year’s rent the parties of the second part agree to execute a note with personal security to be approved by D. H. Hughes, agent for the owner of the land; (and) in addition to this security there shall be a lien in favor of the owner upon the crop raised each year for that…